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chin-up

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chin-up (chnp)
n.
The act or an instance of chinning oneself, practiced especially as a fitness exercise. Also called pull-up.
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Noun1.chin-up - an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the barchin-up - an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar
arm exercise - exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles
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Biceps, deltoids and lats are developed by the chin-up workout.
Victoria tried to do chin-ups but she couldn't so David was helping lift her," Fox News quoted an eyewitness as saying.
The pull-up and chin-up are probably two of the oldest known exercises.
 
 
 
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